Best non-slip reins for hunting?

TGM

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What do you find best - rubber, continental web or something else? Daughter had a fab time hunting this week, but found she kept losing her grip on the reins (laced leather). I have some continental web ones she can use instead, but do you think rubber is best for grip?
 

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I find continental reins best personally as if your horse gets a really sweaty neck the rubber ones are too slippy. I even tried some of them eventa rubbers reins but didnt like them.
 

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I prefer continental web but you could also get some thicker leather reins and have the same type of stops sewn on too. I don't like rubber ones at all, they always blister me, same as plaited leather do.
 

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Pretty much the same as Chestnut Cob - except I have half rubber top reins, and plain curb reins. I always wear Roeckl (sp) gloves and find this the best combination.
 

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I hunt Ron in double reins, the curb rein is plain leather and the bradoon rein is leather with a half rubber lining.

I wear the roeckel chester gloves, and the combination of the reins and gloves works brilliantly.... and Ron really is a sweaty minger!
 
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